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Fowl Manor is Real as CS Visits the Set of Artemis Fowl
Fowl Manor is real. For any long time reader of Eoin (pronounced ‘Ian’) Colfer’s Artemis Fowl series, that is more than just four random words strung together. It is a promise that his much beloved series focused on the exploits of the world youngest crime lord and his magical adventures is not only about to become real for the first time, but with all the care and attention one would hope for.
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Michael Bay to produce pandemic thriller Songbird
What’s better than living in a pandemic? Why, watching movies about pandemics, of course! At least, that’s what Michael Bay is hoping. According to Deadline, the Transformers director is set to team up with former Paramount production chief Adam Goodman to produce the low-budget pandemic thriller Songbird — and the film is expected to go behind the cameras within five weeks.
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HBO developing series adaptation of Martyna Majok’s Queens
HBO has acquired the rights to the play Queens from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Martyna Majok (Cost of Living) for a series adaptation with Insecure writer, director and executive producer Prentice Penny attached, according to Deadline.
RELATED: Young People: B.J. Novak Developing Multi-Cam Comedy for HBO Max
The play, which first premiered Off-Broadway in early 2018, centered on the lives of tw

Hidden Series 2: Acorn TV & BBC’s Addictive Crime Noir Thriller Returns
One of the most acclaimed and chilling Welsh hit dramas of 2018 — and a winner and four-category nominee of the prestigious BAFTA Cyrmu Awards — is back with a powerful second season: the BBC Wales/S4C psychological thriller Hidden unveils an all-new multi-faceted investigation of another brutal and senseless murder in North Wales in Series 2, premiering exclusively in the U.S. and Canada on Acorn TV o

"We don't know what's out there." Signature Ent. in the UK has debuted an official trailer for Centigrade, a snowy, cold survival thriller based on a true story from 2002. A young American couple travel to the arctic mountains of Norway. After pulling over during a snowstorm, they wake up trapped in their SUV, buried underneath layers of snow and ice. In addition to the woman being pregnant, they must battle -30° Celsius temperatures, hallucinations, and hypothermia in their struggle to sur

Good Bad & Undead: Peter Dinklage & Jason Momoa Team for Action-Adventure
Deadline is reporting that Game of Thrones alums Jason Momoa and Peter Dinklage are in talks to star in and produce Legendary’s action-adventure film Good Bad & Undead.
RELATED: Brothers: Macon Blair to Direct Josh Brolin & Peter Dinklage-Led Comedy
In Good Bad & Undead, Dinklage will play Van Helsing, last in a long line of vampire hunters. He develops an uneasy partnership with a Vampire (Momoa

Warner Bros. have confirmed that Zack Snyder’s highly anticipated cut of Justice League will be released on streaming platform HBO Max next year.
Speculation peaked earlier today (May 20) after a billboard promoting the platform gave fans reason to believe the release of the Snyder Cut could be imminent. The new streaming service used a promotional image from the DC film, with the line, “We’ve got the heroes”.
Read more: ‘Justice League Dark’ co

Blumhouse taps Issa López to adapt Our Lady of Tears
After blowing international audiences away in 2017 with the crime horror fantasy Tigers Are Not Afraid, Mexican filmmaker Issa López is teaming up with indie production powerhouse Blumhouse to adapt and helm Our Lady of Tears, according to Deadline.
RELATED: Blumhouse Adapting Dateline Story, Plus Jamie Lee Curtis First-Look Deal
The film, based on Daniel Hernandez’s Epic Magazine and Vox article “The

"What is the 'new existence?'" "A fresh start." Time to finally dive into this crazy 3D animated short film The Seed of Juna, the latest creation from acclaimed Spanish VFX filmmaker Álvaro García Martínez (aka Álvaro García). He also made the short Sumer which we featured years ago, and has since landed gigs working for ILM and MPC. He has been working on this pilot project in the meantime, an epic sci-fi fantasy tale of a young human woman who wakes up on an

David Robert Mitchell to direct Heroes & Villains film for MGM
After nearly a year since the theatrical release of Under the Silver Lake in 2019, The Hollywood Reporter brings word that director David Robert Mitchell has finally set his next film project as MGM officially picks up his brand new superhero film titled Heroes & Villains. This new project comes on the heels of Netflix acquiring the Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt-led superhero film titled Ball and Chain.
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Tell Me I Love You Trailer: Family Is Who You Choose
Vision Films has released the trailer for the modern romantic comedy Tell Me I Love You about a group of musicians going after their dreams featuring original music and LGBTQ themes as well. The film will release on DVD and VOD on June 2 with special virtual Q&A events planned. You can check out the trailer below and pre-order your copy here!
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Sony working on secret female-centric Marvel movie with S.J. Clarkson
Sony Pictures is looking to keep building its own Marvel universe as they have tapped acclaimed TV director S.J. Clarkson (Collateral) to develop a female-centric movie utilizing the studio’s catalogue of Marvel characters, according to Variety.
RELATED: Roberto Orci to Write Untitled Marvel Film for Sony
At the time of reporting, it’s currently unknown as to which character Clarkson will be developing a film

BEGIN SLIDESHOWCONFIRMED: Justice League Snyder Cut Coming to HBO Max!
It’s been the talk of social media for over two years now and after rumors, petitions and an ever-trending hashtag, it appears Warner Bros. is finally giving fans what they wanted and has unveiled the Zack Snyder cut of Justice League is heading to HBO Max in 2021!
UPDATE MAY 20 11:21 A.M.: According to The Hollywood Reporter, sources are reporting that Snyder was given an additional $20-30 million

"You will not win." Lionsgate has released the first official trailer for an international spy thriller titled Legacy of Lies, from Dutch director Adrian Bol. This will be available to watch on VOD later this summer for those who want to watch it. Scott Adkins stars as Martin Baxter, an ex-MI6 agent who is thrown back into the world of espionage and high stakes to uncover the shocking truth about operations conducted by unknown secret services. Martin finds himself in the crosshairs of both UK

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Mandatory Streamers: Stargirl & S.T.R.I.P.E. Make the Perfect Team
Welcome to Mandatory Streamers, our column covering the best new streaming content coming your way every week! For the week of May 18, DC Universe’s Stargirl kicked off Courtney Whitmore’s origin story as the legacy of the JSA while forming a new bond with stepdad/sidekick S.T.R.I.P.E. aka Pat Dugan. Check out the best shows debuting and returning online this week as well as th

New The Last of Us Part II BTS video highlights sequel’s gameplay
PlayStation has released another The Last of Us Part II  behind-the-scenes video for Naughty Dog’s long-in-development sequel of The Last of Us, featuring creative team as they take us inside the game’s next-level gameplay including the new jump, prone, and dodge buttons. They also talked about the more realistic level design on the game’s exploration spaces and combat encounters. Check out

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Cast:
Kumail Nanjiani as Jibran
Issa Rae as Leilani
Anna Camp
Paul Sparks
Kyle Bornheimer as Brett
Kelly Murtagh as Evonne
Moses Storm as Steve
Directed by Michael Showalter
Written by Aaron Abrams, Brendan Gall, Martin Gero (Story by)
The Lovebirds Review:
Director Michael Showalter and Kumail Nanjiani blew audiences away with their first partnership in 2017’s semi-autobiographical The Big Sick and now they’re looking t

BEGIN SLIDESHOWTracee Ellis Ross Debuts “Love Myself” Music Video From The High Note
Golden Globe winner Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish) has debuted the official music video of “Love Myself” from her upcoming music dramedy The High Note, which is set to debut on digital platforms on May 29! The music video can be viewed in the player below!
RELATED: Listen to Tracee Ellis Ross’ New Song From The High Note Soundtrack
Originally set for a theatrical release,

Original aspect ratio returning to The Simpsons on Disney+ this month!
After an outcry from fans regarding the streaming service’s cropping of the long-running series’ early episodes, Disney+ and Al Jean have announced on Twitter that all episodes of The Simpsons with the original 4:3 aspect ratio will be available beginning May 28!
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Waiting for the Barbarians: Samuel Goldwyn Films nabs rights to Johnny Depp-led film
According to Deadline, Samuel Goldwyn Films has successfully acquired the North American distribution rights to Colombian director Ciro Guerra’s first English-language drama film titled Waiting for the Barbarians, based on Nobel Prize-winning author J.M. Coetzee’s novel of the same name. Starring Oscar nominee Johnny Depp and Robert Pattinson (Good Time), the film was originally set to be released i

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Muppets Now to Premiere July 31 on Disney+
Disney+ announced the new original series Muppets Now will premiere July 31 on the service. Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, and the gang joined in the fun sharing their own unique spin on the series’ original key art, which you can check out below!Lights! Music! Muppets! …Unscripted! Get ready to see your favorite characters like never before in #MuppetsNow, an Original Series, coming July 31 only on #DisneyPlus. #DisneyBundle

"Who are you?" "The people." Well Go USA has released an official US trailer for the Indonesian superhero action movie Gundala, from writer / director Joko Anwar. Indonesia's preeminent comic book superhero and his alter ego Sancaka enter the cinematic universe to battle the wicked Pengkor and his diabolical squad of orphan assassins. While it may look like this character was made for the big screen, he originally comes from an Indonesian comic book series of the same name. Follow the story of

Steven Soderbergh Reveals He’s Written Sex, Lies, and Videotape Sequel
According to Deadline, filmmaker Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Erin Brokovich) revealed he has written a sequel to the 1989 drama Sex, Lies, and Videotape during the lockdown and hopes to develop it into a feature.
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During a remote interview on the YouTube series Flaviar’s NightCap Live, the writer-director mentioned that he’s written thr

"They'll do everything they can to shut me up." HBO Docs has revealed the first official trailer for a very powerful, acclaimed documentary film called Welcome to Chechnya, the latest made by Academy Award-winning filmmaker David France (How to Survive a Plague, The Death and Life of Marsha P. Johnson). This premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, where it won the Documentary Film Editing Award. Welcome to Chechnya is an eye-opening documentary about a group of activists risk

B Positive Teaser Previews Thomas Middleditch’s New CBS Sitcom
CBS has released the first teaser for Chuck Lorre’s newest sitcom B Positive, featuring our first look at Emmy nominee Thomas Middleditch’s Drew as an old friend from his past saves his life. The teaser comes after nearly two weeks since the network has given the upcoming show a full series order. Set to debut sometime this Fall, you can check out the video in the player below!
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Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why Final Season Trailer Released
Netflix has released the 13 Reasons Why final season trailer as the fourth season of the young adult drama steers towards graduation, where the students are forced to make life-changing and heartbreaking choices about how their past will impact their future. You can check out the trailer now below!
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Eight months after preventing Tyler from

New to Netflix June 2020: All the Movies & Shows Coming & Going
The list for the new Netflix June 2020 movies and TV titles has been released, which you can now view below along with the titles that are set to leave from the streaming service next month. This includes the fourth and final season of 13 Reasons Why, the debut of The Last Days of American Crime and Da 5 Bloods, Queer Eye Season 5, and all seasons of Hannibal joining the streaming service (via Vital Thrills).

Ramy wants to do the right thing in new Season 2 Trailer
Hulu has revealed a brand new Ramy trailer for the upcoming second season of their Golden Globe-winning dramedy, featuring new footage of Ramy’s new journey towards self-exploration with the guidance of Oscar winner Mahershala Ali’s Sheikh Ali. Check out the video in the player below!
RELATED: Mahershala Ali to Guest-Star in Hulu’s Ramy Season 2
The series, co-created by Ramy Youssef, Ari Katcher and Ryan

Marlon Wayans to star in new action-comedy Ride or Die
According to The Hollywood Reporter, White Chicks star Marlon Wayans has officially set up his next film with the forthcoming buddy-cop romantic comedy titled Ride or Die, which is being likened to When Harry Met Sally but with guns. Neal H. Moritz (Sonic the Hedgehog, Bloodshot) has also signed on to produce the project through his Original Film banner.
“Rick and I conceived this as a franchise and collaborating with Neal, who has ma

A billboard promoting HBO Max has given fans reason to believe the release of the Justice League Snyder Cut could be imminent. The new streaming service used a promotional image from the DC film, with the line, “We’ve got the heroes”.
Fans on Twitter have taken from this a hint that director Zack Snyder’s cut of the film, allegedly different to the one released in cinemas in 2017, might premiere on the platform.Read more: ‘The Batman’

BEGIN SLIDESHOWJanelle Monáe has been chosen in new Antebellum trailer
Lionsgate has released a brand new trailer for Gerard Bush and Christopher Renz’s forthcoming feature directorial debut horror film Antebellum, featuring new footage of the film’s mysterious plot as well as a new look at Janelle Monáe’s character. Originally slated for an April 2020 release, the film has now been pushed back to August 21. Check out the video below! (via Jimmy Ki

CBS All Access’ The Stand photos reveal first look at star-studded cast
The first official The Stand photos from CBS All Access‘ highly-anticipated limited series adaptation of Stephen King‘s post-apocalyptic dark fantasy novel have been released, providing us with our first look at the star-studded cast’s characters including Whoopi Goldberg’s Mother Abigail and Alexander Skarsgård’s Randall Flagg. Check out the photos below! (via Vanity Fair)#THE

"This world is made up of memories." What is this?! A trippy teaser trailer has debuted for a Russian sci-fi action thriller titled Coma, also known as Koma or The Coma. The film marks the feature directorial debut of a visual effects supervisor, which is why there are tons of crazy cool VFX shots in this. After a mysterious accident a young architect comes back to his senses in a very odd world. He must find out the exact laws and regulations of it as he fights for his life and keeps on lookin

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Exclusive: Kumail Nanjiani on getting in shape for Eternals
ComingSoon.net was able to snag some time with Kumail Nanjiani, who spoke to us about beefing up and preparing for his role in Marvel Studios’ Eternals as Kingo, a cosmic being living on Earth as a muscular Bollywood star. Check out what he said about the role below!
Coming to streaming this week on Netflix is the romantic comedy The Lovebirds, directed by Michael Showalter and starring Issa Rae and Nanj

"You're a traitor, you're a murderer." Saban Films has unveiled an official trailer for the action movie I Am Vengeance: Retaliation, a sequel to the action movie I Am Vengeance from 2018. Former special-forces soldier John Gold is given the opportunity to bring Sean Teague - the man who betrayed his team on their final mission in Eastern Europe several years ago - to justice. Gold would cheerfully see Teague dead, but he is convinced to help transport him to a military prison to pay for his cr

"Take back your life!" Lionsgate has revealed a third trailer for the horror-thriller Antebellum, starring singer / actress Janelle Monáe. The first two trailers have also been very vague - each one revealing just a little bit more from the film. This one seems to have many of the most impressive shots so far. What exactly is this?! The synopsis only states an author "finds herself trapped in a horrifying reality & must uncover the mind-bending mystery before it's too late." From mus

God’s Own Country director Francis Lee has said his film has been censored on Amazon Prime Video US.
The filmmaker warned fans via Twitter, and urged people not to buy or rent it on that platform “until this is investigated”.
Read more: God’s Own Country – Film Review
“Dear friends in USA, God’s Own Country appears to have been censored on @PrimeVideo (Amazon Prime),” Lee’s tweet began.
“Until this is investigated please do not ren

God’s Own Country director Francis Lee has said that his film has been “butchered” by its US distributor, after previously stating that Amazon Prime had censored the release.
The filmmaker warned fans via Twitter earlier today (May 20), urging people not to buy or rent it on Prime “until this is investigated”.
Read more: God’s Own Country – Film Review
“Dear friends in USA, God’s Own Country appears to have been censored on @PrimeVideo (

God’s Own Country director Francis Lee has said his film has been censored on Amazon Prime Video US.
The filmmaker warned fans via Twitter, and urged people not to buy or rent it on that platform “until this is investigated”.
Read more: God’s Own Country – Film Review
“Dear friends in USA, God’s Own Country appears to have been censored on @PrimeVideo (Amazon Prime),” Lee’s tweet began.
“Until this is investigated please do not ren

David Lynch will be releasing a new short film on his YouTube channel later today (May 20), an animation called Fire (Pozar).
The film was written, directed and animated by Lynch, and has been in the works since 2015. Marek Zebrowski, who has previously worked with the filmmaker, composed music for it.Read more: In defence of David Lynch’s ‘Dune’Discussing the project with USC Thornton School of Music, Lynch previously said: “The whole point of our experime

Ben Stiller has opened up about the last days he spent with his dad Jerry Stiller before his death last week at the age of 92.
The comedy star confirmed his father’s death last week, prompting an outpouring of tributes for the late Seinfeld star.
Discussing his dad’s death in a new interview, Ben said Jerry was “slowing down” in his final days.
“He was just slowing down a lot, and he was dealing with a lot of issues,” Ben said. “And so the last week or t

The 93rd Academy Awards could be postponed due to coronavirus, according to reports.
The biggest night in the film calendar isn’t set to take place until February 28 2021, but multiple sources tell Variety that the plans are far from certain at this point.
“It’s likely they’ll be postponed,” one source told the publication.
However, the same source said that a new date is yet to be finalised, while another said the date of the telecast is currently unchanged at ABC.

BEGIN SLIDESHOWMay 19 Blu-ray, Digital and DVD Releases
Welcome to ComingSoon.net’s May 19 Blu-ray, Digital HD and DVD column! We’ve highlighted this week’s releases in detailed write-ups of different titles below! Click each highlighted title to purchase through Amazon!
New Movies on Blu-ray/DVD
Sonic the HedgehogThe world needed a hero, we got a hedgehog. Superpowered with speed, Sonic races to save the world and stop evil genius Dr. Robotnik from world domination. Jim Carre

Ruby Rose exits The CW’s Batwoman before Season 2
In a move unheard of in the small screen world of comic book adaptations, The CW’s Batwoman has lost its lead star Ruby Rose (John Wick: Chapter 2) ahead of production on the second season and leaves Warner Bros. TV looking to recast the role, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
RELATED: The CW Planning Superman & Batwoman Crossover For 2021
The shocking announcement comes on the heels of the first season finale a